David Azéma
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David Azéma | |
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| Born | 22 November 1960 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
| Occupation | Businessman |
David Azéma (born 22 November 1960)[1] is a French businessman, and a former chairman and chief executive of Eurostar from 1999 to 2002; he worked with the French government's Agence des participations de l'État, and is chairman of Global Infrastructure Group at Bank of America.[2]
Early life
[edit]He was born and brought up in Paris. His parents were both university professors. In his teenage years he thought about becoming a film director.
He attended Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. From the University of Paris he gained a degree in law. He later studied Politics at Sciences Po. He then trained at the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in Strasbourg, leaving in 1987.
Career
[edit]In 1993 he joined the economics department of SNCF.
Eurostar
[edit]He joined Eurostar in March 1999. He became chairman of Eurostar in October 1999, aged 38. The company had been restructured. Eurostar had 31 trains, each costing £24m; they could run on three different electrical power systems and four different signalling systems. At the time, Eurostar had 65% of the London-Paris market.
He resigned from Eurostar Group on 12 June 2002. He was replaced on 4 July 2002 by the current Eurostar chairman Guillaume Pepy, who in 2008 became Chief Executive of SNCF.